SWITHLAND HALL
RIDE
Sunday 28th July 2024
Main St, Swithland LE12 8TJ
A new ride for 2024 of approx 10 miles in length on a flagged route at your own pace at your chosen start time taking in private estates, woodland and parkland in the heart of Charnwood Forest. The ride includes a few optional small jumps and a shallow stream crossing.
Adults £25, U16’s £15 plus please add an optional donation of £2 for adults and £1 for children that will go to the Bradgate Park Trust for the upkeep of paths & tracks.
Dress ~ shirt/polo & neutral jods with coat/gilet as required.
Photographer and Caterer.
Advance entry only. Please visit here and select "Swithland Hall" to book your time slot and pay.
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RACING
and
ROUNDERS
Saturday 3rd August 2024 18.00
Quorn Hunt Kennels LE14 2TQ
Join us for an evening of family fun at the Kennels with Hound Racing, BBQ and Rounders.
Adults £15, Under 16's £7.50 (price includes food)
Parking in the front field
Please visit here then select "Racing/rounders" and pay
QUENIBOROUGH
RIDE
Saturday 10th August
9.30 - 12.30
South Croxton Grange, South Croxton Rd, Queniborough LE7 3RX
This fabulous fun ride in Quorn Friday Country is always a sell out so don’t delay booking. With beautiful grassy canters and a fantastic variety of optional jumps ranging from logs on the ground to hedgesof different heights starting from 2ft upwards, there is something for everyone. This is a shorter ride than our others at about 6 miles, but action packed with some 40 fences.
Choose your own start time and set off with friends at your own pace.
Adult £25, U16s £15 (please state on booking if you wish to join others)
Dress: shirt/polo & neutral jods with coat/gilet as required.
Photographer and caterer.
Advance entry only: please visit here then select "Queniborough" and pay
MOUNTED
HOUND
EXERCISE
Mounted Exercise and Breakfast
Saturday 24th August 2024
Quorn Hunt Kennels Back Drive,
Thorpe Satchville Road LE14 2TH
The Joint Masters of the Quorn Hunt invite you to join our huntsman and his team exercising the Quorn Hounds.
Leaving the Kennels at 8am for approx 1.5hrs.
Hound exercise is a great way to introduce horses to hounds and experience riding in a group. A sociable morning improving fitness for all, followed by breakfast.
Dress code is Ratcatcher - hacking jacket, shirt with tie or coloured stock and beige breeches. No plaiting required.
Adult £25, U16s £15 includes breakfast.
Paid up 24/25 subscribers FoC plus food at cost.
Advance entry: please pay online here
then selecting "HoundEx 24Aug"
OPENING TIME in 1912...
There are lots of photos of the traditional opening meet at Kirby Gate, but if you want to see a unique short film of what the meet was like in 1912 when Captain Frank Forester was MFH and George Leaf was huntsman, click here.
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The QH® Hunter hats that were made specially for us by Charles Owen (and illustrated opposite) are now no longer available. If you need a new hat, we recommend Charles Owen's 'Fian' hat that has a similar but not identical design.
PAY ONLINE HERE
You can pay online from this website or smartphone app* for many things provided by the QH. You can pay by credit or debit card or PayPal
PAY QH CAP (day's hunting)
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PAY QH SUBS
Payment of QH subscriptions must be made by bank transfer, standing order or cheque
As well as making payment with the QH's popular smartphone 'app' you can also email the QH and MHC (and other) Secretaries – all from within the app. This is complementary to the online payment pages of this website - you can use either, whichever is more convenient - and they offer the same facilities.See above or the Events / Newsfeeds page for more details.
Welcome...
... to the Quorn Hunt's website for stop-press news, a summary of forthcoming events, details of how to contact us, a small adverts section, a unique satellite map of our country that is zoomable to hedgerow level and shows our boundary and many of our coverts (some with descriptions and photos; there is also a covert finder: click on a listed location and the map will find it for you), a brief history, current subscription rates, a Who's Who of hunt masters and officials and the supporters association, and reports and photos from our many activities.The Quorn Hunt was founded in 1696 and takes its name from the Leicestershire village of Quorn* where the hounds were kenneled from 1753 until 1904. The Quorn Hunt is one of the best known hunts in England and extends a warm welcome to many visitors from both the UK and internationally. The Quorn hunts within the restrictions of the Hunting Act 2004.
* it was originally spelt Quorndon, but its name was truncated in 1889 to avoid confusion with the Derbyshire village of Quarndon which is near Kedleston Hall